Cheese Fritters Recipe

Instructions

1. Cheese which has become a little dry will answer for this purpose, though, of course, fresh cheese will be better.
2. Put 3 ounces of cheese in a mortar, with a dessertspoonful of finely minced ham, 3 dessertspoonfuls of finely grated bread crumbs, a teaspoon of dry mustard, a piece of butter about the size of a small egg, 2 or 3 grains of cayenne, and the yolk of an egg well beaten.
3. Pound these ingredients together until they are perfectly smooth, then form the paste into balls about the size of a walnut, flatten to a thickness of half an inch, dip them in batter, and fry them until lightly browned, and drain.
4. Place them on a napkin, and serve as hot as possible.
5. Time to fry, two or three minutes.